Turbomachine comprising a device for the cooling of a pylon

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9540109-B2
Application number	US-201414446552-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2014
Priority date	Jul 30, 2013
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A turbomachine including a nozzle extending along an axial direction and configured to convey a hot gas stream; and a mounting pylon for mounting the turbomachme, in which the pylon extends radially from a base arranged in the vicinity of the nozzle, is provided. The turbomachine includes a pylon cooler device having at least one auxiliary gas duct having a gas inlet configured to take cold gas from the outside of the nozzle, and a gas outlet opening out in the vicinity of the base of the pylon.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A turbomachine comprising:
a nozzle extending along an axial direction, said nozzle being configured to convey a hot gas stream;
a mounting pylon for mounting the turbomachine, said pylon extending radially from a base arranged in the vicinity of the nozzle; and
a pylon cooler device having an auxiliary gas duct having a gas inlet configured to take cold gas from outside the nozzle, and a gas outlet opening out in the vicinity of the base of the pylon,
wherein the pylon includes a front mount for mounting an intermediate casing, located axially between a fan and a low pressure compressor of the turbomachine, to the pylon, and a rear mount for mounting a turbine casing to the pylon, the rear mount including a plurality of links distributed in azimuth and being fastened to a flange provided on the turbine casing housing a low pressure turbine of the turbomachine,
wherein the auxiliary duct is arranged inside a rear mount fairing which protects the rear mount and provides aerodynamic continuity for a stream of the cold gas,
wherein the gas inlet is arranged in an upstream end of the rear mount fairing , and
wherein the gas outlet is arranged radially between an exhaust outlet of the nozzle and the base of the pylon, and is arranged axially at a same axial position as the exhaust outlet of the nozzle.

2. The turbomachine according to claim 1 , wherein the gas inlet faces upstream.

3. The turbomachine according to claim 1 , wherein the nozzle presents a hot gas stream exhaust.

4. The turbomachine according to claim 1 , wherein the gas outlet of the auxiliary duct extends in azimuth over substantially the entire length in azimuth of the base.

5. The turbomachine according to claim 1 , the turbomachine being a bypass type having a primary stream of hot gas and a secondary stream of cold gas, the nozzle being configured to convey the primary stream of hot gas, while the gas inlet of the auxiliary duct is configured to take gas from the secondary stream of cold gas.

6. The turbomachine according to claim 5 , wherein the nozzle forms a first nozzle and a second nozzle is configured for conveying the secondary stream of cold gas, the gas inlet of the auxiliary duct being arranged upstream from an outlet of the second nozzle.

7. The turbomachine according to claim 5 , wherein the auxiliary duct is configured so that expansion of gas at the gas outlet is substantially equal to expansion of gas in the secondary stream of cold gas at the outlet from the turbomachine.

8. The turbomachine according to claim 1 , wherein a section of the auxiliary duct varies between the gas inlet and the gas outlet.

9. The turbomachine according to claim 1 , having two auxiliary ducts, the gas inlets of the auxiliary ducts being arranged in azimuth on either side of the pylon.

10. The turbomachine according to claim 1 , wherein the gas outlet is arranged axially downstream of an intermediate outlet of the nozzle for ventilation gas used to ventilate components of the turbomachine without directly contributing to propulsion.

Assignees

• Snecma

Inventors

• Leyko Matthieu
• Bertucchi Jean
• Szydlowski Julien

Classifications

• B64D33/08

  of power plant cooling systems · CPC title

• F02K1/822

  Heat insulating structures or liners, cooling arrangements, e.g. post combustion liners; Infrared radiation suppressors · CPC title

• B64C7/02

  Nacelles · CPC title

• F05D2260/20

  Heat transfer, e.g. cooling · CPC title

• B64D33/04

  of exhaust outlets or jet pipes · CPC title